NADIA LÉGER (1904-1982) (NADIA KHODOSSIEVITCH-LÉGER, DIT) Suprématisme, unique piece forming a prototype, 1970-1971, table designed by the artist and made for her house in Gif-sur-Yvette, initially intended for temporary exhibition at the Espace Pierre Cardin. Table-sculpture. Metal, clear glass, smoked glass, black laminate on wood core. Scattered chips on the glass parts, black laminate replaced, top metal plate sandblasted (due to oxidation), small protective metal angle added to the glass plate on the floor. Height: 71cm - Length: 205cm - Width: 145cm Also included: The "patterns" or templates (in poor condition) for this work, with numerous period annotations: On one of the patterns are the following handwritten notes: in pencil: Nadia chez Cardin - Table pour Gif-sur-Yvette - Pièce unique, 1970, 2èmeessai - Pierre Cardin et Nadia - in black felt-tip pen: F. Léger verre - Patron table - Œuf -au feutre vert:Patron table en verre forme œuf - F. Léger. On another pattern, the following are handwritten in pencil:Regarder encombrement - Demander à Paul - Nombres de plaques - II On another pattern, pencil notes:au montage faire... couleurs 445 ou 13 x 18 - Poids total pour Expo P. Cardin - Première expo janvier Paris - New York juin - ... Gif. On another pattern, numerous technical annotations in pen. Provenance: - Nadia Léger Collection; designed in 1970 and subsequently produced for her house in Gif-sur-Yvette. From 1978, this work was integrated into the interior of the Verrières-le-Buisson property. - Wanda (the artist's daughter), then by descent. Moved and transported to Lisores; initially Fernand Léger's family property, then Nadia Léger's, now Fernand Léger farm-museum. - Private collection. Acquired from a branch of Nadia Léger's descendants on September 1, 2009. Please note: We would like to thank the Comité Léger for confirming the authenticity of this work. A certificate of authenticity from the Comité Léger may be issued to the purchaser at his request and expense. Historical background: Our work, originally conceived in 1970 by Nadia Léger and subsequently produced for her house in Gif-sur-Yvette, was intended, as the annotations on the "patterns" indicate, to be presented at the Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris and then exhibited in New York; according to our information, it was never offered for public viewing, although it was. Having passed into the hands of Nadia Léger's descendants, it was transported to the Léger estate in Lisores (now the Musée Fernand Léger), where it was dismantled and stored. On September 1, 2009, it was sold to its current owner by the family branch that had inherited it.